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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Next week some of us from @Mastodon will be at re:publica #rp25 in Berlin (that's May 26-28). Come by if you want to chat or say hi, or even just see the #Plushtodon in person. We're also organizing a separate meet-up outside re:publica: https://lu.ma/7h454kcp

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asterism@ni.hil.ist ("Aster Master Spell Caster🧙‍♀️") wrote:

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zkat@toot.cat ("Kat Marchán 🐈") wrote:

In light of GitHub going full genAI agents, which will likely lead to a flood of garbage PRs that will make dependabot nags a joke:

Would other foss maintainers with projects on GitHub be interested in some kind of event where we all get together and try moving our projects over to @Codeberg?

I’m thinking of it as a way to both promote our foss projects, provide mutual support during the moves, find solutions to small cuts we run into along the way, and just generally have fun together?

Boosts and ideas welcome!

If anyone is interested in talking more about this or participating, even if you’re not a core maintainer for a project, I’ve created Discord and Matrix places we can start chatting in: https://discord.gg/fcSeuv56qp and https://matrix.to/#/%23nohub:matrix.org

#FOSS #OpenSource #NoAI #GitHub #Rust #RustLang

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ShaulaEvans@zirk.us ("Shaula Evans") wrote:

A system is what it does.

A system is what it does.

A system is what it does.

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Crucial Cover for May 20: Rosanna by Weezer

https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/neatnik/20250520

#CrucialTracks #Cover #Music

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
rmondello@hachyderm.io ("Ricky Mondello") wrote:

The reason that some implementations of passkeys never mention “passkey” is because we’re in a phase with consumer passkey awareness that apps and websites are seeing higher uptake by leading with familiar concepts, like beloved biometrics. The OS or password manager will later introduce the term “passkey”.

In fact, this concept is acknowledged in the FIDO Alliance’s “UX Guidelines for Passkey Creation and Sign-ins”:

“2. Associate the unfamiliar (passkeys) with the familiar.
Passkeys are a new term, a new visual symbol, and a new authentication method for consumers. Whenever possible,
help them understand the nature and value of passkeys by associating them to familiar concepts, visuals, and
experiences. For example, biometric experiences are familiar.” https://fidoalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FIDO-Alliance-UX-Guidelines-for-Passkey-Creation-and-Sign-ins.pdf
https://mastodon.social/@com/114536382789684290

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eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Eniko Fox") wrote:

when captain picard said "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is gamedev." i really felt that

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robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

⭐ A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-company-reminder-for-everyone-to-talk-nicely-about-the-giant-plagiarism-machine

"I’ve even heard shocking reports of teams failing to incorporate plagiarism into their processes, because—I can’t believe I have to repeat this—“it’s not helpful.”"

Glorious.

∞ https://rknight.me/links/a-company-reminder-for-everyone-to-talk-nicely-about-the-giant-plagiarism-machine/

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Hubba Hubba: Qatar-A-Lago -- Korbel brandy, baileys, Kahlua

Attachments:

• gifv: 0a656dd2f13c32c1.mp4

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Death Guild: Blessed Be The Fruit - Ketel Orange Peach, Cranberry, Grapefruit, and Soda, Annointed with a Cherry.

Attachments:

• gifv: 894542dc9cbcb55f.mp4

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jwz wrote:

@dangillmor Wired has never been better than this. Ever.

Their 1994 mission statement was "What if Mondo 2000 but licking a boot?"

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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Wired magazine falls for Bluesky's BS that it's decentralized. It could be, but it isn't.

This is tech journalism of the old style: credulous worship that isn't close to being justified by the reality.

Wired is better than this, or should be.

https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-jay-graber-bluesky/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Why am I suddenly hearing liberals latch on to the term "rule of law"? I know it's often used in the context of Trump and his admin being criminals but beyond that I hear it a lot in the discourse. I don't love it.

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jackscottau@aus.social ("Jack Scott") wrote:

I'm starting to really like 'vibe coding'...

I've now had several clients come to me to take over projects that another agency was working on because the other agency started using generative AI. Apparently there was a real drop in product quality. I wonder why.

Basically vibe coding is making me money specifically because I'm not using it.

#GenerativeAI #VibeCoding

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chrkrhc@phire.place ("Brian Kerr") wrote:

Noticing that Unbreaking has launched:

https://unbreaking.org

“The United States is experiencing institutional collapse at a speed and scale that are difficult to understand, especially through feeds and updates designed to atomize our attention. We believe that mapping the damage done and its human costs—and the pushback and resilience work already underway—is necessary groundwork for building and retaining political agency.”

Their newsletter has more details:

https://newsletter.unbreaking.org/archive/laying-the-groundwork/

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hollie@social.coop ("Hollie") wrote:

When Amazon tells you they're replacing actual human narrators at Audible with AI for the glorious cause of accessibility, remember that those assholes regularly rope authors into Audible Exclusive deals, which not only means you can only hear them on Audible, it also means those audiobooks then become inaccessible to PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

It's not about accessibility, it's about the profits.

#Amazon #Audible #AudioBooks

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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

It absolutely disgusts me that both California Democratic senators voted in favor of a law that will force the rest of us, through our bank accounts, to subsidize the monumentally corrupt cryptocurrency "industry" --

They have chosen to join the corruption, and I'll remember that.

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paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

@erika_lucas07

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SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:

4. There is this idea, held by gold bugs, crypto bros and Glenn Beck fans that currency only works if it is backed by something rare and finite. That is, prima facie, dumb. (But if you disagree, I’d be happy to sell you my fingernail clippings.)

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elithebearded@fed.qaz.red ("Eli the Bearded") wrote:

Source unknown.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her).") wrote:

"In February, Microsoft ushered out at least five employees protesting their employer’s connections to Israel... The workers, who wore T-shirts reading, “Does Our Code Kill Kids, Satya?” were part of a worker-led campaign known as No Azure for Apartheid...calling on the company to cut ties with the Israeli government... The campaign is expected to hold a rally on Monday at the company’s annual developer conference..."

By Naomi Nix @nitashatiku & Trisha Thadani

https://wapo.st/43kG3K7

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Im so close to finishing this essay but im running out of brain cells. I'd love to post tonight. Pray for a second wind.

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GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Another Microsoft employee has interrupted the CEO to protest against Microsoft's involvement in supplying AI technology targeting Palestinians https://www.theverge.com/news/669362/microsoft-employee-protest-build-conference-satya-nadella

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timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her).") wrote:

I'm currently reading Catherine Bracy's World Eaters (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723091/world-eaters-by-catherine-bracy/). Very glad that she wrote this book.

We expect to see founders and CEOs of all of these companies taking heat in congress, but have any of their venture capitalist funders been there? The growth at all cost "software will eat the world" VC 💰 will always cause harm. But we haven't seen any regulation or shame targeting the VCs.

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timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her).") wrote:

In World Eaters, Catherine gives examples of companies that were doing just fine and had their own recurring revenue, but died after pursuing VC money because they were incentivized to grow at all costs rather than have their own revenue.

That's exactly the point of the federation we're working on (more soon once we launch). The idea is to support small startups who want to sustain themselves through revenue without attempting to become monopolies.

Anyways, I highly recommend the book.

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timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her).") wrote:

This is why @alshafei created surveillance watch (https://www.surveillancewatch.io/) connecting VCs to the surveillance companies they fund, so that they are named and shamed.

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vlrny@disabled.social ("Valerie Roney") wrote:

Ya know, it's dead obvious, but it just occurred to me:

When you lift somebody up, you also lift up their capacity to lift up others.

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Unixbigot@aus.social ("Kit Bashir") wrote:

“Nice tablecloth, what’s the occasion”

“It’s Tuesday, Mrs Zhang always comes in for dumplings on Tuesdays”

“But….you’re an auto parts store!”

“Yeah, but there was a restaurant here before we moved in. She doesn’t see so well.”

“So, what? You send out for dumplings for her? That’s so sweet!”

“Oh no, part of our hiring process is showing your grandmother’s recipe book. And obviously knowing how to rig up a wok burner with a brake drum and a can of ‘Start Ya Bastard’. ”

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

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iFixit wrote:

Washington just became the 6th state to pass an electronics Right to Repair law! A quarter of Americans are now covered by electronics repair laws.

And they also passed a bill for powered wheelchairs! That’s a double win for repair, and a big blow to manufacturer control.

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jef ("Jef Poskanzer") wrote:

Phohibited